Topics that talk about general programming principles
PHP 5 in Practice is a PHP recipe book from Elliott White III and Jonathan D. Eisenhamer. Its most recent printing was in 2007 and is part of the "Developer's Library" series from Sams Publishing. At 456 pages in length, this book is a bit shorter than some of the other books I have reviewed over the past several months. I have become a big fan of the Developer's Library ...
I was perusing through the latest Java news today when I stumbled across an article talking about how Oracle is changing their update / critical patch versioning number scheme to address confusion experienced by industry experts and from within the company itself. Of course the problem is that this change created even more confusion. It got me thinking about how the tech world today seems to be experiencing more and ...
I have read a lot of blog posts talking about answering certain types of interview questions in technical interviews. Being that I have had a few interviews myself during the course of my career, I have become somewhat a pro at them. I have to say that many programmers just don't realize that going for a job, and being in an interview, is just as much about you interviewing the ...
So you are new to programming and you want some quick and easy tips for making better software. Sure there are ton of sites out there talking about all these subjects on code structure and best practices, but which ones can give you some immediate bang for your buck? Which ones should you follow right out of the gate to get off to a great start? We have compiled 6 ...
Move over actors, step aside jocks, there is a new type of athlete coming through and if you wish to speak with them you need to contact their agent! I caught an article from Businessweek awhile ago that talked about how some Silicon Valley developers are starting to get their own agents to handle negotiating their rates and setup the classic "pay to play" scenario. Many people don't realize that ...
You can leap buildings with a single C++ statement and you can move faster than a locomotive when it comes to Python, but when it comes to speaking the language of business with the executives, it becomes your kryptonite! We are all masters of the universe when it comes to our domain of software development but we just can't seem to get the hang of translating why something is cool ...